Hello, thanks for your question! Cheese is a kind of dairy product, and dairy happens to be one of the most important of all the food groups in a child’s daily diet! Dairy is a good source of high-quality proteins, vitamins, and probiotics. These help boost your children's immune systems.

However, cheese also tends to be high in fat, and processed cheese is also high in salt. So moderation is important!

It is recommended that children should have three servings of dairy daily. You can give different kinds of dairy products everyday to keep things interesting! Below are examples of what one serving of dairy looks like:

• 1 cup of cow's milk
• 125 mL of yoghurt (about 1 small pot)
• 1/2 to 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese or ricotta cheese in a sandwich
• 2 to 4 tablespoons of grated cheese as a pizza topping or in a sandwich
• A thick spread of spreadable cheese on a slice of bread

We hope this helps!